Long Live the Poncho.

I love Poncho Viva---is there somewhere I can get a pattern for this to knit or crochet it? ......... Oediles



Hi there R
Thanks for your quick response to Oediles' request for a pattern to make Poncho Viva. http://www.projectknitway.blogspot.com/  I have copied it in but I know there are heaps of wonderful patterns to make to keep you warm and cosy.

It seems surreal that you are surrounded by snow as I sit in this balmy tropical weather just south of all the floods
Clara

Poncho Viva

Poncho Viva



I had a request for the "how to" on this poncho. It's one of my favorite pieces to knit and is super easy whether you knit by hand or machine. It's basically just one long rectangle 26" wide and 60" long. Here again you just have to know your gauge. For example, if it's 4 st/" and 5 rows/" cast on 104 st and knit 300 rows. You can knit textured stitches or the faux rib stitch I've previously discussed or just about any stitch that fancies you. Once you have the rectangle knit, fold it in half and stitch up the shoulder seam and the side seam as shown in the diagram. You can sew the seams by hand or machine, whatever your preference. In blogs ahead, I'll add collars and other decorative touches to make your poncho unique. So enjoy your knitting and long live the poncho

Materials Used: 3 skeins of Homespun by Lion Brand

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Knitting Machines make short work of creating beautiful garments

A Shrug to Hug

R wrote - Snug as a bug in a shrug...I love shrugs and I especially love making them. My next project on projectknitway.blopspot.com will be how to. It's never too late for you to become a machine knitter. Just google bond knitting machines and you'll find one. Knit up a bunch, set up at your local craft fair and a couple of sales later you have you knitter paid for. You can be the Shrug Queen of Sydney! Seriously.

Clara - Serious Shrug Queen of Sydney!  Has quite a ring to it.  Sydney is actually a perfect place for a shrug as the weather is changeable and can be cool in the evenings.
When I visited you I was fascinated by how quickly you shaped your beautiful garments on the knitting machine.  When you are accustomed to knitting stitch by stitch, the knitting machine seems amazing,  similar perhaps to how women felt in the past when they first used as sewing machine.

I look forward seeing how a shrug is fashioned on http://projectknitway.blogspot.com/.
Clara

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